5-in-1 Pear Combo Tree, Rescue Bartlett Flemish Beauty Red Bartlett Bosc, #10

Enjoy the best of five popular pear varieties on one tree with this 5-in-1 pear combo. Each branch produces fruit with its own unique flavor. Combination trees are grafted with the branches of several pear varieties. Each grafted branch bears fruit of their tree of origin. Enjoy a combination of sweet varieties. RESCUE: Large yellow pear with a red blush. Rescue pears have an excellent flavor and are great for eating fresh, baking, canning and freeze-drying. They ripen in early- to mid-September BARTLETT: Large and golden-yellow with a red blush. Bartlett pears are mild and sweet, great for eating fresh and canning. Harvest in mid-August to mid September. FLEMISH BEAUTY: Medium to large sized fruit with yellow skin & a red blush. The flavor is a nice balance between sweet & sour. Excellent for fresh eating as well as drying & freeze-drying. Susceptible to Fire Blight. Self-fruitful. RED BARTLETT: Medium to large fruit with a crimson-red skin. Red Bartlett's have a sweet flavor and are great for eating fresh, canning and baking. They add an especially beautiful color to desserts. Red Bartlett pears ripe in late August. BOSC: Large, brown-ish fruit with a round bottom, slender top and white flesh. Bosc pears are sweet with a firm, crunchy flesh. Great for eating fresh and excellent for cooking. Enjoy them in salads and dessert. Bosc pears ripen in late September. Grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. Pears do not ripen on the tree, they need a period of cold storage in a cool dark location to fully ripen, one can tell if a pear is ready to pick by tilting it horizontally, a mature pear will easily break off the branch at this angle. Self-fertile–combo varieties pollinate each other.